Krishnamoorthi Warns Trump-Xi Taiwan Arms Discussions Threaten Decades of Bipartisan U.S. Support for Taiwan’s Security

WASHINGTON - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), a member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party and sponsor of the bipartisan Six Assurances to Taiwan Act, issued the following statement after President Trump said he discussed U.S. arms sales to Taiwan "in great detail" with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their recent summit:

"For more than four decades, presidents of both parties have upheld a clear bipartisan principle: the United States does not consult Beijing on arms sales to Taiwan. President Trump said he discussed Taiwan arms sales 'in great detail' with President Xi, marking a troubling break from that longstanding bipartisan framework and risking the deterrence and stability it has helped preserve in the Taiwan Strait. That is precisely why I introduced the bipartisan Six Assurances to Taiwan Act, which would codify our long-standing policy that decisions regarding Taiwan's security should not be shaped through consultation with the Chinese government. At a moment of growing aggression and coercion from the Chinese Communist Party, America must project clarity and resolve, stand firmly with democratic partners, and negotiate from a position of strength. Taiwan's security should never become a bargaining chip in negotiations with Beijing."